Police briefs: Unconscious diver found off San Carlos Beach

An unconscious diver was brought in by other divers to San Carlos Beach in Monterey about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, a California State Lifeguard said.

The man, whose age was unknown, was spotted by the divers in 25 to 27 feet of water tethered to a so-called dive flag, said lifeguard Kevin Brady. The red-and-white flag is used on the water to indicate there is a diver below.

After the other divers brought him to shore, Monterey fire personnel and paramedics performed CPR, Brady said.

The man was taken to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.

The incident came a day after the body of another diver was pulled from the water off San Carlos Beach.

SALINAS

Apartment fire displaces two families

Salinas firefighters doused a blaze that temporarily displaced two families Saturday in the 300 block of Williams Road.

Firefighters responded shortly after 3 p.m. to a fire that started accidentally in debris outside the structure, a spokesman said. The fire spread to the roof and attic of an apartment building.

The fire was quickly controlled, and damage was estimated at $10,000.

PRUNEDALE

Man arrested after meth found in shoe

A Prunedale man was arrested on drug charges after methamphetamine was found hidden in his shoe, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said.

James Christopher Wyatt, 43, was pulled over for a traffic violation about 3:15 a.m. Saturday at Highway 101 and Mallory Canyon Road, deputies said. He displayed signs of being under the influence of a "central nervous system stimulant," deputies said. He failed field sobriety tests and refused to provide a urine sample, deputies said.

Deputies searched Wyatt and found the meth, as well as cash, "pay/owe" sheets and text messages that indicated he was selling the drug, deputies said.

Wyatt was out on bail for an assault case, deputies said. He was booked into Monterey County Jail.